People used to communicate by putting their stick under your arm and glide behind you down the ice because they weren't fast/skilled enough to actually play hockey against you

That's what tapping is. It serves no purpose other than to injure someone's hands. It's a huge detriment to the game when you have players like Gaudreau and Methot out with broken fingers from these idiotic non-hockey plays

People used to communicate by putting their stick under your arm and glide behind you down the ice because they weren't fast/skilled enough to actually play hockey against you

That's what tapping is. It serves no purpose other than to injure someone's hands. It's a huge detriment to the game when you have players like Gaudreau and Methot out with broken fingers from these idiotic non-hockey plays

I'd be fine with it if they stuck with it from October until the Cup finals, but they won't. You know they'd never, ever make those kind of calls even in the 2nd half of the year, let alone the playoffs.

This is a huge deal and needs to leave because it does nothing but prevent skilled players from making skill plays

No, but interference is.

What kills me is the inconsistency. Hockey is the only sport that has the concept of a changing rulebook throughout the season.

The NHL is horribly inconsistent with officiating, and one night everything gets called. The next, nothing gets called. It is clear that they try to "manage the game" and worry about the overall number of penalties.

By the way, it isn't even like my team was on the receiving end of bad calls last night. Most of the crap calls went for the Sabres and against the Habs.

If they are still calling these slashes in April, great. I'll admit I'm wrong. You know there's no freaking way that they will though.